The Sims 2: Open for Business Expansion Pack

by Aspyr

Product Features

• Create Unique Businesses
• Turn Talents into Cash: Go from tinkerer to master, making toys, flower arrangements, or zany robots.
• Learn the Tricks of the Trade: Train employees, promote the best, and fire the rest!
• More than 125 New Items

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GW55ES
• Item Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 4, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,185 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #17 in Video Games > Mac Games > Simulation > Life

Product Description

Platform: Mac

Get Down to Business with your Sims! Set your Sims up in their own businesses. Create a variety of new, unique businesses, such as bakeries, boutiques, salons, and countless other thriving shops. Hire a staff to stock the shop and sell the goods. Will they build the neighborhood's favorite shop or the next entrepreneurial empire?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good, not great, January 4, 2007

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Katie Pat "Katie" (MA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sims 2: Open for Business Expansion Pack (Video Game)

i thought that this was a good game to play, it was fairly inexpensive and you get to make a living off your own store, that you either get to run, or work at, instead of sending your sim away for the day then to come back with a pay check... you actually earned the money that you recieve. I think that some things are really annoying though, because you end up spending much more on your employees and such, and barly make any money at all cause no one will buy your items if they are too expensive, so you have to have another job inorder to make enough to live. And the days go by so fast, you barely have any time to run the store, in between your sims other needs such as hunger and hygene etc.. Also, the customers get mad at really stupid things and end up never coming back and give your store a bad reputation. When i was playing, one of my lawn decorations (a flamingo) was tipped over, and they kept going into histerics about that, or if your trash is full they get really annoyed.
this also is very entertaining though because you are able to run a restaurant, a salon/hair dresser place, an entertainment spot, and pretty much any type of store you want. you can sell anything that is available in the buy mode. this expantion pack also comes with a lot of new objects, clothing, and hair styles, which are fun to use, such as costumes they can wear, a lot of shelving to put goods on, etc.
over all i think that this game was fun, being able to run your own business, but there were a few things that could be better.

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adds the most to the game, November 14, 2006

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Sing and Be Happy (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Sims 2: Open for Business Expansion Pack (Video Game)

This EP adds more options to the Sims2 than the others so far (not including Pets, which came after OFB). Player can create almost any business they can imagine. There are many challenges and rewards when running a Sims businness, as well as humorous things that can go wrong. In University, once a player figures out how to get a student through college, there's only so much left to do. OFB, on the other hand, offers virtually endless possibilities. I plan to get Pets, but will continue to play OFB, maybe even incorporating pets into some businesses.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A lot of fun if you are tired of home life, November 5, 2007

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Brite Wingz (Riverside, CA United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Sims 2: Open for Business Expansion Pack (Video Game)

I find it difficult to run a business and also manage my home, but if you have single sims, or are just tired of being home everyday, you would probably find business ownership fun! If you really want to stay home, you can open a home business, but it's kind of annoying to have strangers popping in when you really need a shower and the baby just barfed everywhere. My sims are very domesticated;-) However, I have opened a flower shop, a day spa, and a home food service business, and have found them fun to operate:-)

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